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Tag Archives: Barber of Seville
A conversation with Doug MacNaughton
Doug MacNaughton is known as much for his acting as for his singing, at home in opera, operetta, music theatre and concert work. As powerful as he sounds in ONE DAY MORE Doug also has the ability to use his … Continue reading →
Posted in Animals, domestic & wild, Dance, theatre & musicals, Interviews, Music and musicology, Opera, Personal ruminations & essays
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Tagged Allan Monk, Another Kind of Hero, ARP 2600, Banff, Barber of Seville, Benji, Bernard Uzan, Bob McPhee, Bobby McFerrin, Brandon University, Canadian Opera Company, Carl Stalling, Chris Dawes, Chroi, COC Ensemble Studio, COVID-19, Derek Bate, Doug MacNaughton, Dr Bartolo, Edmonton Opera, Franz Schubert, Gianni Schicchi, Gord Simmons, Gordon Bintner, Graeme Campbell, Guitarias, HMS Pinafore, Irving Guttman, Jenna Gallagher, John Beckwith, John Rea, John Turner, Les Miserables, Lula Lounge, Maestro Spinelloccio, Man of la Mancha, Mischa Aster, Mump and Smoot, Opera de Quebec, Papageno, Peter Strummer, Raoul Wallenberg, Richard Bradshaw, Richard Margison, Sam, Sancho Panza, Spike Jones, Stirling Festival, Stratford Festival, Thomas Quasthoff, Timothy Vernon, Wanderers Nachtlied, William Hutt, Winterreise, Woyzeck, Wozzeck
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Le Barbier de Séville à l’Opéra de Québec
I watched the premiere of an online concert version of Barber of Seville, available until June 12th. It’s semi-staged, meaning that you watch the cast perform the opera in formal attire, Figaro miming shaving Bartolo, the lights flashing for the … Continue reading →
Posted in Cinema, video & DVDs, Opera, Reviews
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Tagged Alain Coulombe, Andrew Haji, Barber of Seville, Doug MacNaughton, Hugh Laporte, Jean-Michel Malouf, Opera de Quebec, Rossini, Sarah Bissonnette
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Scappucci’s show: a Better Barber
The Canadian Opera Company have revived their production of Rossini’s Barber of Seville. We saw it in 2015, a creation of the Spanish theatre troupe Els Comediants led by the team of director Joan Font & set/costume designer Joan Guillén. … Continue reading →
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